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Where does “haldan” come from?

haldan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic haldaną, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

haldan (Proto-West Germanic): to hold; to keep

Definitions

  1. to hold; to keep

Ancestry of “haldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “haldan”

  • hold
  • holding
  • behold
  • holder
  • shareholder
  • stakeholder
  • foothold
  • beholding
  • stockholder
  • beholder
  • beholden
  • slaveholding
  • leasehold
  • slaveholder
  • holden
  • placeholder
  • shareholding
  • landholding
  • policyholder
  • stranglehold
  • landholder
  • copyhold
  • cardholder
  • holdeth
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